Quick Observations: Redskins Run up the Bills
by Kevin Ewoldt on Aug 17, 2010 10:15 AM EDT
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PrintFirst and foremost, I have to give some props to Stephon Heyer, who started as RT for the injured Jammal Brown. I focused on the former Terrapin hard throughout the first half of the Bills game and he held his own against third year LB, Chris Ellis, on several plays. On Keiland Williams' 2-yard TD, he pushed Ellis back and followed through. Hicks and Kory Lichtensteiger also had good pushes. Fred Davis got pushed backwards some, but ended up holding his own.
Anthony Armstrong had a great first half as well. He looked taller than his listed 5'11 height, but he was making blocks down field and of course pulled in that 4 yard TD pass from McNabb.
I also noticed that Chris Cooley lined up as the left tight end on multiple plays. The players have been saying it all training camp, but Kyle Shanahan is going to exploit a lot of mismatches moving guys around.
There's a lot to like at the box score besides the points. The Redskins were 12-19 in 3rd down efficiency, 4-4 in red zone efficiency, 36:21 in time of possession, and had 0 turnovers. Pretty amazing for a 1st pre-season game with a new regime. Two of those Rex Grossman passes should have been picked off, so we'll see how he fares against the Ravens and then the Jets and those top-tier backs.
Lendy Holmes led all players with 7 tackles (5 solo), 1 pass defended, and 1 INT. Tryon had a decent 4 tackles (3 solo) with 2 passes defended.
Josh Bidwell eased my punting fears averaging 42.7 yards on his 6 punts and landing 3 inside the 20.
Lastly, I have to talk about Joe Theismann as a TV analyst. Here are two of his quotes that drove me nuts:
"Reed Doughty on defense reminds me of Rex Grossman on offense."
Say what? That makes no sense and if I was Reed Doughty I think I'd be upset. Then, on a first replay of a stuffed run Theismann was quick to praise Haynesworth:
"Watch Haynesworth on this play!!! (replay comes)...oh..he got caught up. But that allowed Perry Ellis to come in...I mean Perry Riley."
Nice. Up next is the always tough Ravens...
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Presumably did
not resemble Lassie, either…? :)
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
haha I missed this part before I posted
Yeah, I remember a bootleg where I turned around and he just crushed me. He was a monster, big #49.. We played against Jerod Mayo too..
Fun and irrelevant fact
You let Chris Ellis blow by you and he knocked the shit out of me at quarterback in highschool.
I'd have probably thrown an interception anyways
I mean, our Varsity record over 3 years was a very consistent 2-28…
I think my game ball might go to Josh Bidwell
he was booming them
"By far the worst performers on the team are in the front office." – Sally Jenkins
by smutsboy1 on Aug 17, 2010 11:01 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
can't throw a touchdown quite like Hunter though
SpottieOttieDopaliscious
Some of my observations:
(watched the game again last night)
- Santana Moss was lining up in the slot on a lot of plays.
- They really liked moving the TEs from one side to the other, getting coverage reads and setting mismatches. They even ran to the weak side once or twice after moving the TE.
- Austin’s route-running and quick catching (really nice slant) put him above the other two small rookies.
- Banks’ return, while pretty, was terrible coverage by the Bills. His speed is obvious, but he needs to show some receiving to make it on the 53.
- That opening kickoff was a line drive. I don’t see many kickoffs like that, and I’m sure Thomas wasn’t expecting it either.
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Two of those Rex Grossman passesThat TD to Davis was a risky throw, but he put it in the perfect spot.shouldcould have been picked off
- Torain runs really upright. Something looks kind of slow-motion about him. Williams too.
nice observations....
I missed the game, I should have TiVo’d it but I thought I would be watching (was actually hoping to be there until about 36 hours before gametime.
It should have been picked off
that throw to Davis was all kinds of silly. The ONLY reason it didn’t get picked off was the Bills’ CB misjudged it. That had Pick-6 written all over it.
SpottieOttieDopaliscious
Some notes from camp today
- Haynesworth sat out with heat exhaustion…towerl over head. To reporters: “Ask the coach. I have no comment.”
- Portis got banged up on a hit (wrist) but returned and was joking.
- After 5 straight false starts, Shanny called a team huddle and laid into them for 5 minutes about concentration.
- SI’s Peter King is at Redskins Park today, so his post should be coming shortly
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That's just awesome
After 5 straight false starts, Shanny called a team huddle and laid into them for 5 minutes about concentration
5 minute tirade vs 30 second “stay medium” I love it!
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Im going to argue that the Ravens do not have very good DB's
by TheOverLordMarshl on Aug 17, 2010 1:27 PM EDT reply actions
Be prepared to watch the Cleveland Steamers rip them to shreds. Fuck Baltimore.
by TheOverLordMarshl on Aug 17, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
didn't they lose both their CBs for the year already?
Dawan Landry & Ed Reed are very good (when healthy)
"By far the worst performers on the team are in the front office." – Sally Jenkins
key part is when healthy
Reed’s out for the first 6 regular season games isn’t he?
SpottieOttieDopaliscious
I don't know, is he?
Personally I’d say the Ravens are hit by injuries in the secondary, not “they don’t have good DBs”
"By far the worst performers on the team are in the front office." – Sally Jenkins
they're saying the six weeks was just a guess by some media person
but he is hurting right now, and no one has a clue as to when he’ll be back.
SpottieOttieDopaliscious
Glad to hear about Heyer
Stephon Heyer is a guy who had a hell of a 1st year when he was replacing Jon Jansen with injuries. He had a bit of a rough streak with Zorn, but he really seems like a good player at the core. I think he’d be better inside at guard, but I definitely know he should make it in the NFL.
There were a couple plays where Williams was just beating on his defender.
Ball was gone and he’s still giving blows to the head. Beautiful.
That's the kind of stuff that
happens when you have competition for roster spots. Everyone goes nasty, full bore all the time to prove that they are the guy that deserves to start in this league.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Do you see Trent cut block a blitzer???
I think I saw him pickup an LB or S blitz on the Armstrong TD. Did you see that in the replay? He puts a helmet on the guys thigh as he tries to go outside of him?
Yeah, I think that was on the McNabb TD throw
"By far the worst performers on the team are in the front office." – Sally Jenkins
Theisman
Theisman: “One of the thing a coach looks for in a quarterback is the ability to complete passes.”
Where does he come up with these gems? Who would have thought…? Seriously people, the guy is so annoying I turned the sound way down on my TV. I would have turned the sound off if I had had the player’s number memorized. Can he say anything of substance?
Who is the guy running the camera that kept focusing on Theisman and his mindless showboating and chattering when real football was in progress. Several times, I shouted in irritation. Somebody tell me we won’t have to put up with him and his pointless interviews all season.
John Madden
“Ya See what the offense is trying to do here, is get first downs and move the ball towards the end-zone and score a touchdown! Thats how you win the game!”
Thanks John!
He said lots of stuff of substance
but he also had a lot of gaffes.
Most other color guys say nothing worth anything.
"By far the worst performers on the team are in the front office." – Sally Jenkins
Theismann - give him a break
Joe talks too much, and is not the best analyst (I personally think Aikman and Collingsworth are far better), but he knows a lot and gives some valuable insight into what’s going on. The announcers and anaIysts have a tough job, and often do it very well. They have to watch the play and describe details immediately, without benefit of replay, then hope the replay shows what they think the saw (I couldn’t do it). And anybody who talks a lot without a script is going to make mistakes. His “complete passes…” statement sounds ludicrous, and is obvious, but he possibly was thinking of the various skills (arm strength, accuracy, vision and spotting open receivers, quick release) that make for a good passer, which is itself just one part of being a QB.
On the interview – it was a scoop – with the owner – probably worth full screen in the first pre-season game (although Dan didn’t say anything exciting). By the way, I was a little surprised at how big Joe is (6’3"?), especially compared to Dan Snyder (5’8"?). I used to consider him sort of small, but that was clearly wrong (unless there was some kind of illusion due to parallax).
seriously,
are you a defense attorney in your other life?
On Theismann’s size, if my memory serves me well, JT was about 6’0, 200lbs.
I always wanted to be one
but never got up the energy to go to law school. I guess I like Theismann more than most do, but recognize that he’s not the best color guy around. He has said a few things that had me scratching my head, but I just don’t worry about them. He does know a lot, and did some good analysis. Like he pointed out little route running blunders by Wade and DT – Wade could have cut inside to open space where the QB could have seen him, and DT could have cut his route four steps earlier and been open. Both were things an experienced QB might see.
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